Literary Movements
This movement is named from an imaginative impulse that was drawn from medieval buildings and ruins. Novels written in this style combine horror and romance.
What is Gothic?
Playing alone in the emerald closet, this character lives a life of solitude with her mother until Beloved shows up.
Who is Denver?
In The Great Gatsby, Nick reflects that "There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the _________" this.
What is the tired?
In Poetics, he defined tragedy in six elements.
Who is Aristotle?
A statement that seems to contradict itself, but is, nevertheless, true.
What is a paradox?
This late-19th-century movement was based on a simplification of style and image and an interest in poverty and everyday concerns; "local color" and dialect are present here.
What is Realism?
This character is picked up by the Tralfamadorians and becomes unstuck in time. So it goes.
Who is Billy Pilgrim?
Hamlet says "There is nothing either good or bad, but __________ this makes it so"
What is thinking?
Violent transgression, or false, excessive pride
What is hubris?
A reference to something outside the text such as an idea, event, or other text.
What is an allusion?
A movement of the 19th century that emphasized elements like imagination, nature, and the individual.
What is Romanticism?
Who is Tom Buchanan?
Romeo uses a metaphor to describe Juliet when he says "But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is..." this
What is "the sun"?
Fatal flaw; error in judgment or mistake.
What is hamartia?
A technique whereby a character's thoughts and conscious reactions to events are perceived as a continuous flow.
What is stream of consciousness?
A movement in the late 19th to the mid-20th century that broke with the past and the searched for new forms of expression and aimed to break with classical and traditional forms.
What is Modernism?
This character believes that "...one life was as good as another and that I wasn’t dissatisfied with mine here at all" and decides against moving to Paris.
Who is Meursault?
Among other idioms, this character tells Hamlet that "Brevity is the soul of wit"
Who is Polonius?
A purging / purification of emotions
A literary technique whereby the audience knows something the characters do not.
What is dramatic irony?
Originally a French movement, this art movement uses surprising images and transitions to play off of formal expectations and depict the unconscious rather than conscious mind.
This character says, "Now cracks a noble heart. Good night sweet prince: / And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!"
Who is Horatio?
In The Crucible, John Proctor cries "I have given you my soul; leave me my _____!" this
What is "name"?
Retribution or the inevitable payback or cosmic punishment for acts of hubris (excessive pride).
What is Nemesis?
These two are the dictionary definition of a word and the emotional associations suggested by a word, respectively.
What are denotation and connotation?